Item A: City Council Process Session

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11. Status of Positions on Bills until Final Ratification by the City Council Time demands in the Legislature may not allow for each bill on which the IGR Committee takes a position to be fully vetted by the full City Council before some type of action on the bill needs to occur. If a position the IGR Committee has taken on a bill is not unanimous, the position on that bill will be neutral until the full City Council weighs in and directs a position. The bill will then be placed on the next available City Council agenda. Although any bill that has been reviewed by the IGR Committee may be pulled for discussion at the request of any councilor or the Mayor at the City Council meeting, as a matter of practice and courtesy to the members of the Council who do not sit on the IGR Committee, any bill on which the IGR Committee is not in unanimous agreement will be specifically noted. The City Council can modify the position taken by the IGR Committee on a bill; the final direction to staff on any bill comes from the City Council. 12. Process for Federal Lobbying Efforts The IGR Committee and IGR staff address Federal lobbying priorities in concert with a number of the City’s local governmental partners. The Federal priorities begin with a review of opportunities for funding in the next Federal budget and goals that are specific to Eugene or the area. The IGR Committee meets and reviews the list of potential priority projects. Potential projects should be those projects which have already gone through the proper authorization channels and are “shovel ready” projects. Once the IGR Committee reviews the list of potential projects, the Committee develops a list of project goals that are considered to be achievable. After the proposed goals have been vetted by staff, United Front partners, and other community partners, and the IGR Committee, the priorities list is then presented to the full City Council for review and approval. The final list becomes part of the “United Front” agenda which is presented to the area’s congressional representatives, executive department staff, and other potential funding sources in Washington, D.C. The attendees on the lobbying trips typically include the Mayor, chair of the IGR Committee, and appropriate City staff. 13. Grants and Funding Applications The IGR Committee acts on staff recommendations for grant and other funding applications from outside agencies such as governmental or private entities. This process is intended to help avoid situations in which City departments may inadvertently be competing with each other for funding, and to allow the IGR Committee and City Council to review staff plans for expenditures of grant funds. City staff interested in seeking funding prepares a written overview of the funding application for Eugene City Council Operating Agreements – February 25, 2008 Page 16 of 19